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Site Search In This Document Strategic Plan Publications Newsletter Section Leaflet Annual Reports Conferences Minutes of Meetings Mailing Lists Useful Addresses Archive	National Libraries Section The National Libraries Section is concerned with the full range of functions within national libraries. The Section also works closely with the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL). National libraries have special responsibilities, often defined in law, within a nation's library and information system. These responsibilities vary from country to country but are likely to include: the collection via legal deposit of the national imprint (both print and electronic) and its cataloguing and preservation; the provision of central services (e.g., reference, bibliography, preservation, lending) to users both directly and through other library and information centres; the preservation and promotion of the national cultural heritage; acquisition of at least a representative collection of foreign publications; the promotion of national cultural policy; and leadership in national literacy campaigns. National libraries often serve as a national forum for international programmes and projects. They may have a close relationship with national governments, may be concerned with the development of national information policies, and may act as a conduit for the views of other sectors of the profession. Occasionally they also serve the information needs of the legislature directly. Strategic Plan 2008-2009� \| �2006-2007 Publications Newsletter June 2008 November 2007 June 2007 November 2006 June 2006 February 2006 April 2004 June 2003 June 2002 June 2001 April 2000 December 1998 Section Leaflet English \| German \| Slovenian \| Spanish \| Annual Reports 2007 \| 2003-2004 \| 2000-2001 \| Conferences Call for Papers - World Library and Information Congress: 10-14 August 2008, Qu�bec, Canada Theme: "Ensuring quality in national libraries: performance measures and quality evaluation supporting cultural heritage and research" (With the Statistics and Evaluation Section) Report to the Standing Committee, Seoul 2006: Performance Indicators for National Libraries A list of possible indicators, taken from the new draft of the standard ISO 11620 and from practical examples tested by national or regional libraries Report to the Standing Committee, Oslo 2005: Report on Librarians' Association of Malaysia mission to Aceh Dato' Zawiyah Baba, Immediate Past President, Librarians' Association of Malaysia (PPM) Reports to the Standing Committee, Buenos Aires 2004: The European Library - from project to service Elisabeth Niggemann, Die Deutsche Bibliothek Visibilidad de las recomendaciones internacionales sobre Dep�sito Legal de publicaciones en las legislaciones nacionales Claudia Baz�n, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Visibility of International Recommendations for Legal Deposit of Publications in National Legislations Claudia Baz�n, Universidad Nacionalde Mar del Plata Workshop on leadership development for directors of national libraries in developing countries 2004 Dato' Zawiyah Baba, Director-General, National Library of Malaysia Minutes of Meetings 2008: meeting, Quebec City, Canada 2007: 1st meeting, Durban, South Africa 2006: 2nd meeting, Durban, South Africa 2006: 1st meeting, Seoul, Korea 2006: 2nd meeting, Seoul, Korea 2005: 1st meeting, Oslo, Norway 2005: 2nd meeting, Oslo, Norway 2004: 1st meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2004: 2nd meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2003: 1st meeting, Berlin, Germany 2003: 2nd Meeting, Berlin, Germany Mailing lists: Submissions: nat-lib@infoserv.inist.fr Web: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/nat-lib Useful Addresses Standing Committee members Chair/Treasurer: Ms Ingrid Parent Assistant Deputy Minister, Documentary Heritage Collection Sector Library and Archives Canada / Biblioth�que et Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street OTTAWA, Ontario K1A ON4 Canada Tel. +(1)(613)9345789 Fax +(1)(613)9344422 E-mail: ingrid.parent@lac-bac.gc.ca Secretary/Information Coordinator/Editor of Newsletter: Ms Jasmine Cameron Assistant Director General, Executive and Coordination Support National Library of Australia Parkes Place CANBERRA ACT 2600 Australia Tel. +(61)(2)62621256 Fax +(61)(2)62731133 E-mail: jcameron@nla.gov.au
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